Interim Egyptian president Adly Mansour promulgated on Saturday March 08,2014 a law setting the stage for an election later this year to replace ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
The new law sets out the basic qualifications for candidacy and includes a expected measure criticised in some quarters that make all decisions by the electoral committee before and after the vote final and not subject to appeal
With the adoption of the law, the electoral committee can now set a date for the election scheduled for this spring, presidential adviser for constitutional matters Ali Awad told a press conference.
It stipulates that presidential candidates be university graduates at least 40 years of age who have completed their military service and have Egyptian parents.
It bans any candidates who have themselves acquired a foreign nationality, or whose parents or spouse have.
It also stipulates that candidates need to secure the signatures of 25,000 voters from 15 provinces to qualify.
And it sets a 20 million Egyptian pounds ($2.8 million/2 million euro) ceiling for campaign spending ahead of the first round and five million pounds in case of a run-off.
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